Articles for GroundUp Staff

We tested Zamzam water sold in South Africa. Here’s what we found

Bottles we bought in Cape Town do not match the chemical profile of Zamzam water sourced from Saudi Arabia

Quick explainer: How wages are set

Buffalo City wants to recover R16-million in Covid housing funds

Officials and contractors need to pay up, council resolves

In photos: Wildfire scorches Cape Town’s Silvermine reserve

An injured firefighter has been hospitalised and about 198 homes have been evacuated

Quick explainer: government debt and why it matters

Quick explainer: what VAT means for you

Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool’s speech that made him ‘no longer welcome’ in the US

Long-suffering Durban residents could wait years for end to water crisis

Finance Minister on Wednesday said construction of Mkhomazi Water Project, which includes a new dam, will only start in November 2027

Imam Muhsin Hendricks, who fought for queer rights, assassinated

He reportedly said that the need to be authentic was greater than his fear of death